His suggestion surprises me, but the mate bond hums in agreement with his words. Maybe what I need right now is to be in my mate’s arms.
“I’d like that,” I agree softly, looking back at Lucas, who stares at me wide-eyed.
“I honestly thought you would say no,” he admits with a blush, turning his head to look out the window as he rubs the back of his neck. I chuckle, walking towards my room and motioning for Lucas to follow, which he happily does. If he were in wolf form, his tail would be wagging a mile a minute from the happiness seeping off of him through the mate bond.
Lucas helps me into bed before climbing in on the other side. The comforter is pulled around us as I move to lay against his side, my head resting on his chest and above his beating heart. Its steady rhythm calms my frantic mind, and the thoughts that kept me awake for hours slowly melt away.
“So what should we talk about?” I find myself asking as a comfortable silence settles around Lucas and me. Lucas chuckles, his arms moving to wrap around me.
“Anything you want, Kaylee,” he answers, kissing my forehead softly.
I blush, my heart picking up its pace as I try to come up with something to say. Now that we’ve lived together for a week, there isn’t much to discuss. We’ve worked through the problems that were caused by the rejection since I decided to give Lucas achance to redeem himself, and he’s spent time learning how to function as a normal wolf who has to cook and clean for himself without the help of maids picking up every mess he makes.
“How about our pup?” I finally suggest, smiling. “What will we name them?”
“Well, what names were you thinking?” His fingers found their way to my hair and played with my blonde strands. My mind draws a blank as my eyes gently close from how nice it feels.
“Aspen,” I finally say in a whisper. Opening my eyes, I find Lucas staring at me, his gray eyes a shade darker than usual and his face closer than before.
“A neutral name?” his breath fans my face as he moves closer to me, his eyes moving between my lips to my eyes as if asking for permission.
“Yes.” My voice is a breathy whisper now, and my body feels like it is slowly heating up. I’m not sure if I’m saying yes to his question or yes to him kissing me, but his lips are on mine before I can figure it out.
The kiss is slow and soft, Lucas being gentle and not overbearing. My hands snake around his neck to pull him closer. Lucas takes this as his cue to move so I’m lying beneath him, his lips moving from mine to trail down my jaw. A moan leaves my lips involuntarily, the mate bond humming and sparkling so brightly inside me that I feel like I might combust with each touch of Lucas’ lips on my skin.
I can feel the tips of his canines poking through, gently brushing along my skin as Lucas trails more kisses down to the nape ofmy neck, coming to a spot that has me gasping for breath and arching my back.
“Kaylee,” he growls with lust, holding himself back with his lips pressed against my skin. “If we continue, I won’t be able to hold back.”
“Then don’t hold back.” The words are out before I can think, shocking me and Lucas both as he pulls back to stare at me.
“What?” he asks, dumbfounded, his gray eyes so dark that they appear black in the night.
“Don’t hold back, Lucas. Mate, and mark me,” I answer slowly, reaching out to cup his face. The feel of stubble tickles my palm as Lucas leans into my touch, the shock in his face slowly melting into a soft yet worried smile.
“Are you sure? I don’t want to push you into anything you’re not ready for.”
His words make me giggle. To think the man who didn’t hesitate to take me to bed the moment we found out we were mates is hesitating now.
“I’m sure, Lucas. You’ve proven to me that you’ve changed, and I think it’s time we finally accept the mate bond,” I reassure him, pulling Lucas down and running my lips along his jaw. “I want to be yours, Lucas.”
These seem to be the words he needs to hear as his lips are again on mine. The kiss is heated this time, Lucas and I fighting for dominance. His hands quickly unbutton my shirt, helping meshrug it off. His scent now controls my mind, his touch the only thing I can focus on.
His lips leave mine once again, trailing down my neck and past the spot that I so wish to feel his teeth sink into towards the swell of my breast. I shiver the moment he latches onto the hard bud of my nipple, sucking and rolling the sensitive flesh between his teeth while his right hand moves to cup the other, toying with it between his fingers.
“Lucas.” I moan his name, hands in his soft black hair, tugging at the strands. He growls his approval, releasing the nipple with a pop before moving to capture the other in his mouth.
I writhe beneath him, feeling a need grow inside me, a need that involves him, my Lucas, deep inside me. As if sensing my growing arousal, his free hand trails down my body, fingers pushing into my wet folds and teasing my soaking pussy.
Tugging on his hair harder, Lucas releases the other nipple as I pull his face to mine, kissing him deeply. He groans when I move my hand to grasp his already hard cock, slowly running my hand up and down his thick shaft.
“Kaylee, I need you,” he moans against my lips as the kiss ends, and we come up to catch our breath. His fingers move faster inside me, causing my hand to pause on his cock and me to let out a loud moan. I can feel the brink of an orgasm coming, my mind so hazy with lust that his words barely register.
“Then take me,” I find myself replying as soon as I comprehend what he just said, gasping when his fingers are pulled out of me, preventing me from coming.
“Are you sure?” Lucas asks, his nearly black eyes filled with lust and love staring into mine.
“Yes. Take me. Mark me and just make me yours finally,” I nearly plead. The mate bond hums in agreement, the flames of desire, lust, and love being fanned by it. If it weren’t for the fact I’m carrying his child, I would think that I was in heat again. But unlike the first time, my mind is clear. I want Lucas. I want his mark on my neck to show all that we are soulmates. I want the man who was made for me, and I for him.
